Bedclothes-holder



(No Model.)

S. A. HENNING.

BEDGLOTHBS HOLDER. .No. 365,814. Patented'Y July 5, 1887.

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SUSAN A. HENNING, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEDCLOTHESnHOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 365,814, dated July 5, 1887.

Application filed November 528, 1886i Serial No. 219,712. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known that l, SUSAN A. HENNING, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inV Bedclothes-Holders, which are fully set forth in the following specification.

'My invention relates to appliances for securing bedelothes and mattresses at the foot of the bed; and its object is to provide fastenings which can be easily manipulated and will be concealed from view while in use. This object I attain by the means illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, whereinn Figure l is a longitudinal sectional View of part of a bedstead provided with my improvement, taken just inside one of the side boards of the bed. Fig. 2 is a section through a detached fastener. Fig. 3 is a plan View of such a fastener.

Like parts are indicated bythe same letter in all the figures.

A is the frame-work of the bed.

l?) is `the foot-board.

C is the side board.

D is the mattress, and E the covers.

H is the body of the fastener, provided with serew-holes H H', whereby it may be secured in suitable position. From the lower end of the body H rise the arms F F, at the outer ends of which is pivoted the clamp G by means of the pin K.

L isa ledge on the upper part of the body I-I, adapted to receive the end of the clamp G.

M is a spiral spring secured at the points M M2 to the clamp G- and body H.

O is a flat spring, the ends of which rest, respectively, in the slots C and O2. These springs coact to keep the clamp G in the position shown in Fig. 2, or to cause it to grip the clothes, as shown in Fig. 1. Either of these springs may be dispensed with. The ledge L may be quite different in shape, and in some instances it willbe found preferable to have it above rather than below the extremity of the clamp G. The clamp or fastener, as shown in Fig. l, is somewhat enlarged to permit its several parts to be clearly illustrated.

The use and operation of my invention are as follows: The clothes-fasteners, as showmare attached to the foot of the bed-one on each side. They may of course be attached in any other convenient position. The end of the clamp G may, if desired, extend below the side rail. The covers are first spread in proper order on the mattress, and then, by [first swinging back the clamp G, which can be done by applying pressure to its lower' end and then drawing the covers between the clamp and ledge and releasing the clamp, the covers will be securely grasped and held at the foot.

The clamp and body could be attached to each other by means other than those shown;

but the essential point in this part of my in- V'ention is securing the two parts of the cla1nping device together by means of aspring-hinge.

C3 is a hook on the end of the clamp G, and C)4 is a strap leading therefrom attached to the mattress D. This strap is designed to keep the mattress from sliding toward the head, and it is especially designed for use in folding beds to keep the mattress from sliding down. When in use on a folding bed, it will be seen that the strap secures the mattress, and also that the weight applied thereon tends to increase the grip of the clamp on the bedclothes, and thus the better to secure them.

X is a rope attached to the leverclamp G, and passing through the aperture Y, and terminating in the ring` S. It can be drawn down to open the clamp and secured on the pin Z,

thus holding the clamp open until the bed is made, when it is released.

In a bedclothes-holder, the combination of a frame secured to the bed-frame, a lever pivoted on such frame, a spring which forces one end of the lever against the holder-frame, and ahook on the opposite end ofthe lever,to which the mattress is secured, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto vset my hand, in the presence of two witnesses, at Chicago,'lllinois, this 12th day of November, A. D. 1886.

SUSAN A. HENNING. 

